Enhancement legwear with removable pads

ABSTRACT

Legwear is provided having at least two interior pockets in the calf area and ankle area of the legwear for inserting pads to enhance the physical structure of a person&#39;s leg between the knee and the ankle.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates to implementations of enhancement legwear withremovable pads.

BACKGROUND

It may be advantageous or desirable to enhance the natural physicalstructure of a person's leg between the knee and the ankle. For example,a person whose calves are too small for particular boots, may find itadvantageous to enhance the legs in the calf area to achieve a properboot fit and/or look. Otherwise, the boots may be too loose,uncomfortable, or fall down or improperly sag on the person's leg. Asanother example, a person whose legs around the ankle area are too smallfor particular boots, may find it advantageous to enhance the legs inthe Achilles tendon/ankle area to achieve a proper boot fit and/or look.Otherwise, the boots (e.g., ankle boots) may appear too big.

As another example, leggings are an article of clothing designed to fitsnuggly around a wearer's leg thereby exposing the shape of the wearer'sleg. A person wearing legging may desire to enhance the appearance ofhis/her lower legs. Similarly, a person wearing socks with an outfitthat exposes the socks and hence the shape of the wearer's legs, mayfind it desirable to enhance the appearance of his/her lower legs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates an example legwear of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2A illustrates an example natural physical structure of a person'slower leg.

FIG. 2B illustrates the use of the legwear of the present disclosure toenhance the physical structure of a person's lower legs.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In some implementations of the present disclosure, legwear is providedhaving at least two interior pockets in a calf area and ankle/Achillestendon area of the legwear for inserting pads to enhance the physicalstructure of the back of a person's lower legs when the legwear is worn.

In some implementations, the calf area of the legwear refers generallyto a region of the back of the legwear coinciding with a part of anupper portion of the lower leg of a wearer when the legwear is worn, andthe ankle/Achilles tendon area refers generally to a region of the backof the legwear coinciding with a part of a lower portion of the lowerleg of a wearer when the legwear is worn.

In some implementations, the calf area of the legwear refers generallyto a region of the back of the legwear coinciding with at least aportion of the calf of a wearer's leg when the legwear is worn.

In some implementations, the ankle area or Achilles tendon area of thelegwear refers generally to a region of the back of the legwearcoinciding with at least a portion of the Achilles tendon when thelegwear is worn.

In some implementations, the ankle area or Achilles tendon area of thelegwear refers generally to a region of the back of the legwear belowthe calf area of the legwear.

In some implementations of the present disclosure, the legwear has oneinterior pocket in either the calf area or ankle/Achilles tendon area ofthe legwear for inserting pads.

Legwear of the present disclosure can be any article designed to be worndirectly on a portion of the legs including but not limited tostockings, socks, hosiery, and tights for example. Legwear of thepresent disclosure can be an undergarment or outer garment. Legwear ofthe present disclosure also can include footless articles for the legsincluding but not limited to leggings or footless hosiery, for example.Legwear of the present disclosure can be made of any material such asnylon, cotton, lycra, or spandex and can be any color.

In some implementations, the pocket in the calf area is larger than thepocket in the ankle area. Accordingly, in some implementations, the padfor the calf pocket may be larger than the pad for the ankle/Achillestendon pocket. In some implementations, the pockets and pads are thesame size for easy interchangeability. In some implementations, the padscan be any fabric-covered padding.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example legwear 100 of the present disclosure. Thelegwear 100 is shown inside-out; thus, the interior of the legwear 100is shown. Moreover the legwear 100 is shown with the foot portion 150 ina stretched-out position. The legwear 100 includes two pockets 110, 120for inserting pads 130, 140, respectively.

In some implementations, the upper pocket 110 may be generallypositioned in an area coinciding with a part of an upper portion of thelower leg of a wearer when the legwear is worn. In some implementations,the upper pocket 110 may be generally positioned in an area where anintended wearer's calf muscle may occupy when the wearer is wearing thelegwear 100. In some implementations, the upper pocket 110 may be sizedto coincide with a portion of the wearer's calf muscle when the weareris wearing the legwear 100.

In some implementations, the length of the upper pocket 110 may be theaverage length of the calf muscle of the intended wearers of thelegwear. In some implementations, the length of the upper pocket 110 maybe longer or shorter than the average length of the calf muscle of theintended wearers of the legwear. In some implementations, the width ofthe upper pocket 110 may be about ½ the diameter of the legwear at thelocation of the upper pocket 110. In some implementations, the width ofthe upper pocket 110 may be smaller or larger.

In some implementations, the lower pocket 120 may be generallypositioned in an area coinciding with a part of a lower portion of thelower leg of a wearer when the legwear is worn.

In some implementations, the lower pocket 120 may be generallypositioned in an area where an intended wearer's Achilles tendon/anklemuscle may occupy when the wearer is wearing the legwear 100. In someimplementations, the lower pocket 120 may be sized to coincide with aportion of the wearer's Achilles tendon/ankle muscle when the wearer iswearing the legwear 100. In some implementations, the length of thelower pocket 120 can be shorter or longer. In some implementations, thewidth of the lower pocket 120 may be about ½ the diameter of the legwearat the location of the lower pocket 120. In some implementations, thewidth of the lower pocket 120 may be smaller or larger.

In some implementations, the lower pocket 120 may be generallypositioned below the upper pocket 110.

In some implementation, the upper 110 and lower 120 pockets may begenerally positioned in any area between where a knee and ankle of awearer may occupy when the legwear 100 is worn on a leg where the lowerpocket 120 is positioned below the upper pocket 110.

FIG. 2A illustrates an example natural physical structure of a person'slower leg. FIG. 2B illustrates the use of the legwear of the presentdisclosure to enhance the physical structure of a person's lower legs.Thus, a wearer having calves too small for particular boots, may use thelegwear of the present invention to enhance the legs in the calf area toachieve a proper boot fit. Similarly, a wearer having ankles too smallfor particular boots, may use the legwear of the present invention toenhance the legs in the Achilles tendon/ankle area to achieve a properboot fit.

A wearer of the legwear of FIG. 2B may insert one or more pads in theupper pocket and leave the lower pocket empty. In an alternativearrangement, the wearer may insert one or more pads in the lower pocketand leave the upper pocket empty. In another alternative arrangement,the wearer may insert one or more pads in the upper pocket and one ormore pads in the lower pocket.

Although FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B illustrate a thigh high construction, thelegwear of the present disclosure can be any legwear.

Reference throughout this specification to “an embodiment” or“implementation” or words of similar import means that a particulardescribed feature, structure, or characteristic is included in at leastone embodiment of the present invention. Thus, the phrase “in someimplementations” or a phrase of similar import in various placesthroughout this specification does not necessarily refer to the sameembodiment.

Many modifications and other embodiments of the inventions set forthherein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which theseinventions pertain having the benefit of the teachings presented in theforegoing descriptions and the associated drawings.

The described features, structures, or characteristics may be combinedin any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the abovedescription, numerous specific details are provided for a thoroughunderstanding of embodiments of the invention. One skilled in therelevant art will recognize, however, that embodiments of the inventioncan be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or withother methods, components, materials, etc. In other instances,well-known structures, materials, or operations may not be shown ordescribed in detail.

1. An article of manufacture comprising: a leg article configured to be worn on at least a portion of a leg wherein the article comprises at least one pocket on an interior surface of the back of the leg article and wherein the at least one pocket is configured to be located in a region of the back of the legwear coinciding with a part of an upper portion of the lower leg of a wearer when the legwear is worn or a region of the back of the legwear coinciding with a part of a lower portion of the lower leg of a wearer when the legwear is worn.
 2. The article of claim 1 wherein the leg article comprises at least two pockets on an interior surface of the back of the leg article wherein the pockets are located in a region of the back of the legwear coinciding with a part of an upper portion of the lower leg of a wearer when the legwear is worn and a region of the back of the legwear coinciding with a part of a lower portion of the lower leg of a wearer when the legwear is worn.
 3. The article of claim 1 wherein the leg article comprises spandex.
 4. The article of claim 3 wherein the leg article is a knee high.
 5. The article of claim 2 wherein the part of an upper portion of the lower leg is at least a portion of the calf and the part of a lower portion of the lower leg is at least a portion of the Achilles tendon.
 6. The article of claim 1 wherein the leg article is configured to cover the lower leg including the calf and foot.
 7. The article of claim 1 wherein the leg article is footless.
 8. The article of claim 1 further comprising a pad configured to be inserted into the at least one pocket.
 9. An article of manufacture comprising: a leg article configured to be worn on at least a portion of a leg wherein the article comprises at least one pocket on an interior surface of the back of the leg article and wherein the at least one pocket is configured to be located between a knee and ankle of a wearer when the leg article is worn on a leg.
 10. The article of claim 9 wherein the leg article comprises at least two pockets on an interior surface of the back of the leg article wherein the pockets are located between a knee and ankle of a wearer when the leg article is worn on a leg.
 11. The article of claim 9 wherein the leg article comprises spandex.
 12. The article of claim 11 wherein the leg article is a knee high.
 13. The article of claim 9 wherein the leg article is configured to cover the lower leg including the calf and foot.
 14. The article of claim 9 wherein the leg article is footless.
 15. The article of claim 9 further comprising a pad configured to be inserted into the at least one pocket.
 16. A method of enhancing a person's leg between the knee and the ankle, the method comprising: inserting at least one pad in the at least one pocket of the leg article of claim 9 and placing the leg article of claim 9 on a person's leg.
 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the article comprises at least two pockets on an interior surface of the back of the leg article wherein the pockets are located between a knee and ankle of a wearer when the leg article is worn on a leg, the method further comprising inserting at least one pad in each of the at least two pockets of the leg article of claim
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